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Friday, May 18, 2012
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4:30 – 6:00 PM
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Registration – Outside Ballroom Area (Also open as Business
Meeting Begins)
Spring Flower Show Open for Entries / Auction Plant Sale Deliveries Accepted - Ballroom Area
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5:30 – 7:30 PM
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Dinner on your own
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7:30 – 8:00 PM
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Chapter Business Meeting – Ballroom
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8:00 – 9:00 PM
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Speaker - Dr. Erik Nilsen from Virginia Tech - “An Update on Current Research Projects and the Hahn Horticultural Garden” - Ballroom
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9:00 – 11:00 PM
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P4M (Plants For Members) Plant Sale (entrance based on registration order) - Ballroom Area
Spring Flower Show Open for Entries - Ballroom Area
Book Sales - Ballroom Area
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| 10:00 – 'Til |
Hospitality Room Open |
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
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7:00 – 8:30 AM
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Breakfast buffet served in Meeting Area
(Included in hotel room rate)
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8:45 AM
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Bus Leaves Front Entrance of the Hotel for the Garden Tours
**(Please Note - No cars on the Saturday Tour because of very limited parking in Blacksburg residential areas.)**
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11:45 AM
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Box Lunch in the Hahn Horticultural Garden
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12:45 PM
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Bus Departs the Hahn Garden for Afternoon Garden Tours
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4:00 PM
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Bus returns to the Hotel
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5:30 – 7:30 PM
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Cash Bar Open--Ballroom
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5:30 – 6:45 PM
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Spring Flower Show Open - Ballroom Area
Book Sales - Ballroom Area
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6:00 PM
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Plant Auction - Ballroom
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7:00 – 8:15 PM
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Dinner Buffet - Ballroom
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8:00 PM
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Dinner Speaker - Elissa Steeves - “Aging Gracefully As The Garden Matures” - Ballroom
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9:15 – 'Til
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Last Chance Plant Sale / Book Sales / Spring Flower Show Open
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| 10:00 - 'Til |
Hospitality Room Open |
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
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7:00 – 10:00 AM
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Breakfast Buffet Served in Hotel Breakfast Area or Overflow Area
(Included in hotel room rate)
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11:00 AM
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Hotel Check-out
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| 8:30 AM |
Optional Tour To Buffalo Mountain Natural Preserve, Buffet Lunch At Chateau Morrisette, And Exploring On The Blue Ridge Parkway |